Sunday letters to the editor

So moving — the photo in the April 19 Sun Sentinel of "...firefighter George Lindor tries to comfort Joan Morales...."

I commend Mr. Lindor for his caring and compassion toward a grieving woman.

In addition to performing a life-threatening job as a firefighter, he offers solace to this saddened woman.

The saying "Picture is worth a thousand words" is so true. Thank you Mr. Lindor for who and what you are.

Judy Herman, Fort Lauderdale

We have freedom of choice in America

The article written by a resident in Sunrise is not all correct. Never in this country's history has everyone been mandated to buy a product. Stating that the government forces you to buy car insurance for the public good is false. Buying a car is your choice.

Consequently, we can be mandated to buy fruit and vegetables for the public good. This is a great road to dictatorship. Freedom of choice has made this the great country it is. He also wants to do away with the Supreme Court as it now exists. The three branches we now have is another reason we are such a great country. Checks and balances.

In a letter to the editor on April 19, a gentleman informs us that the Communist Party of the 1930s and 1940s has changed its name and now calls itself "liberals."

Odd, I thought that "conservatives" want to maintain the status quo, desiring to make few changes, while "liberals" are more willing to advance new ideas and changes. I also thought that "communists" advocate a classless, moneyless and stateless social order based on common ownership of the means of production (a very impractical idea, to be sure, as history shows).

I would like to see the federal tax code improved to make it more fair to everybody. Since that advocates a change, I wonder if it makes me a communist?

Richard M Steere, Tamarac

Government out of control

Fast and furious, the General Services Administration Las Vegas convention, and the Secret Service escapades in Columbia are unmistakable signs that our federal government is out of control. The government has grown too large, the bureaucracy is too dense and the workforce is running wild without fear of discovery or penalty. Unfortunately these incidents are probably only the tips of the iceberg and the enormity of this out of control government is hidden from view except for the resulting trillion dollar-plus deficits.

This type of problem starts from the top and is a sign that the Obama administration has no control over the federal bureaucracy. If Obama gets re-elected things will only get worse. At this point the problem is so gigantic that no one will attempt to take it on and the end result will not be pretty.

President Obama thinks we are stupid. His rhetoric that the implementation of the "Buffet Rule" is needed for deficit reduction is pure misdirection for this administration astronomical fiscal failure. The "Buffet Rule" will add $4 billion per year to the Treasury.

Let me explain: You owe the bank $16,000 (deficit), you add an additional $1,400 per year to that deficit, you ask your employer to increase your salary by $4 per year and that's your idea of deficit reduction? If we believe that, the president is right.

We need savings. We need a change of mentality in Washington. Like all of us do, Washington must ask: Do we really need it? If yes: Can we do without it? Does GSA and Solyndra ring any bells?

The president could save the same $4 by eliminating the criss-crossing of the country regurgitating the same old rhetoric.

Salvatore G. Roberto, Pompano Beach

Goldberg goes too far

Granted, you publish this alleged journalist under the title "Opinion." However, I contend that Jonah Goldberg's April 17 column enters into the realm of fiction.

It is not true that Obama was elected because he was a "charming political unknown." In reality, Barack Obama was swept into office because voters could no longer tolerate Bush, Cheney or their political bedfellows.

Republicans passed the tax laws that further enriched the millionaires and billionaires. Some of those same extremely wealthy Republicans now boast that they have bought and paid for most of our congressional legislators. Now, that's what I call "trickle-down economics" in action.

The candidate Mr. Goldberg wants to see in office makes no bones about his plans to destroy Social Security and Medicare. Naturally, Romney wants to keep the Bush tax cuts. He plans to make up the financial shortfall caused by this faulty legislation by cutting support for education, health care and social services.

Romney wants to eliminate The Department of Housing and Urban Development and move that portfolio to the individual states. Turning the nation's housing over to a bunch of real-estate brokers is like turning the hen house over to the fox. This candidate must be defeated.

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